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Mindweaver · Dec 11, 2012, 09:56 PM

I'd pick the 7970 and overclock it to a Ghz edition or higher. The 7970 Ghz beats the 680 in most benches with the new drivers. Check out W1zz's latest review on the 7870 and see the performance of the 7970 ghz over the 680. Plus it has more Vram.

wolf · Dec 12, 2012, 08:16 PM

So in the end there was no stock on any 7970 below 400 Euro at my local store, so I picked up the stock clocked Asus DCII 670, and am exceedinly pleased with it, running 1006mhz base clock (boosts to 1124-1137) and 6600mhz memory with no voltage adjustment and I think I'll leave it just there for the time being, what a fast card!

MicroUnC · Dec 12, 2012, 08:19 PM

nice choice! i've got 2

wolf · Dec 12, 2012, 08:21 PM

In the end I got what I wanted too, and it's hard to make someone happy with something they didn't want to buy, so the 670 might lose a few fps here or there to a 7970 (and win some) but I have more peice of mind, not to mention coming from an Nvidia card it was essentially plug and play and I'm back to Farcry!

Crap Daddy · Dec 12, 2012, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

670 might lose a few fps here or there to a 7970 (and win some

I'm glad you made this choice. Indeed, some games work better with the 670 and you also can enjoy nice physX (I know someone will tell me it's worthless). The difference is so minimal between the 2 cards at 1080p that I think you must measure the 2-3 frames difference to see who's really winning. Enjoy your games!

Dec 11, 2012, 09:56 PM	#51
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Dec 12, 2012, 08:16 PM	#52
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.40/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	So in the end there was no stock on any 7970 below 400 Euro at my local store, so I picked up the stock clocked Asus DCII 670, and am exceedinly pleased with it, running 1006mhz base clock (boosts to 1124-1137) and 6600mhz memory with no voltage adjustment and I think I'll leave it just there for the time being, what a fast card! __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

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Dec 12, 2012, 08:19 PM	#53
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Dec 12, 2012, 08:21 PM	#54
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.40/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	In the end I got what I wanted too, and it's hard to make someone happy with something they didn't want to buy, so the 670 might lose a few fps here or there to a 7970 (and win some) but I have more peice of mind, not to mention coming from an Nvidia card it was essentially plug and play and I'm back to Farcry! __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

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